Christmas garden hedge



1933- A. B. SCH EIBNER CHRISTMAS GARDEN HEDGE Filed Sept. '7, 1952 a NVENTOR 1 Patented Aug. 15,1933.

Aaron B. Scheibner, Audubon, N.

September '1,'19321 al No. 632,071

Application Seri ' 2 Claims. (01:41-10) The present inventionrelates to an improved petals, after artificial hedge for Christmas tree gardens, and it is the purpose improved article pine tree cones, jecting the cones having previously at opposite portions to'cause formed, and then adhesively fastening the flat faces together and mounting a series ofcones on a base strip. tions,'which can be each other, in order to construct a hedge of the of manufacture composed of which article is made by subto heat in order to open up the cut off the cones desired length, each section of the hedge having combination of parts to be hereinafter set forth,

been subsequently .dipped in green coloring matter. v

It is to be-understood that the particulars herein givenare in no way limitive, and that while still keeping within the scope of the invention, any desired modification of detailsand proportions may be made in the construction of the appliance according to circumstances.

The invention comprises further features and shown in the drawing and claimed.

3 In the drawing:-

Figure 1 is a view tion of hedge constructed in accordancewith the invention. 7 g V Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the same. I

Figure 3 is a plan view of a-modifled construction of a hedge section.

1 identifies a .section Referring to the drawing of hedge as a whole, which comprises a base.

strip 2 and a plurality of pine cones 3.

In constructing cones are first provided of the invention to provide an flat faces to be The hedge may be formed in secplaced in alignment with,

- faces arranged I opposite flat faces to in side elevation of a sectogether and adhesively an elongated base strip,

2. A Christmas tree prising a base strip,

each hedge section the pine p with flat faces 4, which are caused to be formed by sawing off opposite portions of each cone. The cones are then subjected to heat by placing them in. an oven, which will cause the petals 5 to open up, or rather spread apart. p 7

The cones are then adhesively mountedupon thebase' strip 2, the adhesive connections being identified at 6, and when mounted on the base strip, the flat faces are adhesively connected as shown at '7. Subsequently the entire hedge section may then be dipped in any suitable green coloring matter, such as will permit section to simulate a natural hedge; r

It is obvious that the cones may have the flat in Figure 3, an'd in be mounted on a dotted lines 8.

been set plan view this instance the cones may curved as shown in The invention having forth, what is claimed is: r

the hedge on angles, such" as shown in the base strip which is j 1. In a method for constructing a Christmas tree garden hedge, the steps consisting in sawing off opposite portions of pine tree cones, causing be formed on the cones, then subjecting the cones to heat causing the petals to open, adhesively fastening the flat faces mounting the coneson. and then finally dipping the hedge section into suitable coloring matter.

garden hedge section, com,-

a plurality of open petal cones adhesively mountedon the base strip, said f V cones having opposite flat faces being adhesively fastened together,

the hedge section having a coloring matter applied. I r v V AARON B. SCHEIBNER. 

